Ferencvárosi
On 30 July, in the second leg of the Europa League second qualifying round, Hungarian side Ferencvaros will face Dutch club FC Twente at the Groupama Arena. The match will kick off at 19:30 (BST).
The Hungarian team will be in the more comfortable position, but the visitors have far more high‑quality players, so that may not help. Hence Twente are slight favourites.
In the first game the Hungarians really surprised everyone and flew back from the Netherlands with a 2:1 win. Playing on the front foot away from home is an unusual task for many sides, but that is exactly what Twente will have to do.
The main nightmare for the Dutch in Enschede was powerful centre‑forward Lenny Joseph. They simply could not contain him: he bullied defenders, won a heap of duels and eventually smashed in his goal. It is obvious that Ferencvaros will again place maximum emphasis on the Haitian in the return leg. The Budapest side play in a simple, brazen manner: use the flanks, low crosses, high balls into the box. Because of this kind of football, Ferencvaros have seen Over totals land in each of their last four Europa League matches.
But the visitors have plenty to answer with. Twente will travel needing to come back, and up front they will be launching balls at Wout Weghorst. He is a genuinely towering presence who wins everything in the air and attacks every cross. The Dutch are not reinventing the wheel either, slinging balls in from the wings towards their giant or firing low crosses for the second wave. Plus Twente’s defence is far from rock solid, so in their last five games Over has landed regularly as well (in four of them).
All in all, we are in for a spectacle with loads of crosses and chances. Taking the Budapest side to win is risky — they might sit back to protect their lead or freeze on the night. But the goals here almost pick themselves. In three of their last four European away trips, the Dutch have not just scored, they have done so at least twice. They have also conceded in every one. It should be a proper end‑to‑end battle, so we will not reinvent the wheel and will back goals.
Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
Matches – 5 (international fixtures, 2025–2026);
Fouls per game on average – 19;
Yellow cards per game on average (including second yellows) – 4.8;
Matches with red cards – 0 out of 5;
Matches with penalties – 3 out of 5.
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Balazs Borbely
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Dénes Dibusz
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Attila Osváth
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mariano Gómez
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Toon Raemaekers
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Callum Joshua Ryan O'Dowda
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Carlos Eduardo Lopes Cruz
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gavriel Gilad Kanichowsky
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kristoffer Zachariassen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Márius Dumitru Corbu
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Philippe Rommens
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Lenny Alvin Pico Joseph
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Ádám Gábor Varga
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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E. Botka
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Guédé Nathan Zohoré
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Olivér Zoltán Nagy
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Edgar Sevikyan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Bamidele Isa Yusuf
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Arzani
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Elton-Ofoi Acolatse
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Jonathan Alberto Levi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Krisztián Lisztes
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Zsombor Gruber
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Ádám Gyula Bagi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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John van den Brom
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Lars Unnerstall
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Aske Emil Berg Adelgaard
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Bart van Rooij
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ruud Nijstad
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Stav Lemkin
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Thomas van den Belt
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Daan Rots
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Wout François Maria Weghorst
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Remko Jurian Pasveer
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Yannick Gerritsen
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Guilherme Martinho Peixoto
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Krzysztof Kurowski
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Robin Pröpper
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Daouda Weidmann
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mathias Ullereng Kjølø
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Max Bruns
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marko Pjaca
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Younes Taha El Idrissi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Twente
Ferencvárosi
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Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Ferencvárosi
Sporting Braga
Ferencvárosi
Ferencvárosi
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Ferencvárosi
Ludogorets Razgrad
Ludogorets Razgrad
Ferencvárosi
Nottingham Forest
Ferencvárosi
Ferencvárosi
Panathinaikos
Ferencvárosi
Rangers
Twente
Ferencvárosi
Bodo Glimt
Twente
Twente
Bodo Glimt
Twente
Beşiktaş JK
Malmö
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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Saint-Gilloise
Nice
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Twente
Lazio
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Fenerbahce
Europa League 2026/27
Twente
Ferencvárosi
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Benfica
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 9 |
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2
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Bayer 04
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:0 | 9 |
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3
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Bournemouth
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 9 |
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4
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Ferencvárosi
|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | 9 |
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5
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 9 |
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6
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Saint-Gilloise
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:1 | 7 |
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7
|
Juventus
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:3 | 7 |
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8
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Beşiktaş JK
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|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:5 | 7 |
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9
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Sunderland
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|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 7 |
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10
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AZ Alkmaar
|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 6 |
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11
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Omonia
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 |
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12
|
Lyon
|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:6 | 6 |
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13
|
Rennes
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|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:3 | 5 |
|
14
|
Real Sociedad
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 | 4 |
|
15
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Crystal Palace
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 4 |
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16
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Sparta Prague
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 4 |
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17
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Levski Sofia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
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18
|
Dinamo Zagreb
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 4 |
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19
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Sturm Graz
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 4 |
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20
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NEC Nijmegen
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:8 | 4 |
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21
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Red Bull Salzburg
|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:6 | 4 |
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22
|
Anderlecht
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:3 | 3 |
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23
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Hoffenheim
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:5 | 3 |
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24
|
AC Milan
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 |
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25
|
Celta
|
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
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26
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OFI Crete
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
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27
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Jagiellonia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | 3 |
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28
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União Torreense
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 3 |
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29
|
NK Celje
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:7 | 1 |
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30
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | 1 |
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31
|
Lillestrom
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|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:9 | 1 |
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32
|
Lech
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|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:9 | 1 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 |
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34
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Marseille
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
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|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0 |
|
36
|
Ararat-Armenia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:11 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Bournemouth
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
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2
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Ferencvárosi
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 6 |
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3
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 6 |
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4
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Saint-Gilloise
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 |
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5
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Juventus
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 4 |
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6
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Beşiktaş JK
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 4 |
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7
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Sturm Graz
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|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
|
8
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Benfica
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
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9
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Bayer 04
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
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10
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Sunderland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
11
|
AZ Alkmaar
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
12
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Omonia
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
13
|
Lyon
|
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
14
|
Rennes
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
15
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Crystal Palace
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
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16
|
Dinamo Zagreb
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
|
17
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Hoffenheim
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 3 |
|
18
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OFI Crete
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
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19
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Jagiellonia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
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20
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Sparta Prague
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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21
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NEC Nijmegen
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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22
|
NK Celje
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:5 | 1 |
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23
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
24
|
Lech
|
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:5 | 1 |
|
25
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Real Sociedad
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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26
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Levski Sofia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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27
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Red Bull Salzburg
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
28
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Anderlecht
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
29
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AC Milan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
30
|
Celta
|
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
31
|
União Torreense
|
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
32
|
Lillestrom
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
34
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Marseille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 0 |
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36
|
Ararat-Armenia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Benfica
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
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2
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Bayer 04
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
|
3
|
Sunderland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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4
|
Real Sociedad
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 4 |
|
5
|
Levski Sofia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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6
|
Red Bull Salzburg
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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7
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Bournemouth
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
8
|
Ferencvárosi
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
9
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
10
|
Saint-Gilloise
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
11
|
Juventus
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
12
|
Beşiktaş JK
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
13
|
AZ Alkmaar
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 |
|
14
|
Omonia
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
15
|
Lyon
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
16
|
Sparta Prague
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
17
|
NEC Nijmegen
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | 3 |
|
18
|
Anderlecht
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
19
|
AC Milan
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
20
|
Celta
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
21
|
União Torreense
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
22
|
Rennes
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 |
|
23
|
Crystal Palace
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | 1 |
|
24
|
Dinamo Zagreb
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
25
|
Lillestrom
|
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
26
|
Sturm Graz
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
|
27
|
Hoffenheim
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
28
|
OFI Crete
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
29
|
Jagiellonia
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
30
|
NK Celje
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
31
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
32
|
Lech
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
34
|
Marseille
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
36
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Ararat-Armenia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
